36 USC § 140412 - Definition

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identifier: "/us/usc/t36/s140412"
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title: "36 USC § 140412 - Definition"
title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
section_number: "140412"
section_name: "Definition"
chapter_number: 1404
chapter_name: "MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "Organizations"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 111–95, § 1(a), Nov. 6, 2009, 123 Stat. 3003.)"
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# § 140412. Definition

In this chapter, the term “State” includes the District of Columbia and the territories and possessions of the United States.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 111–95, § 1(a), Nov. 6, 2009, 123 Stat. 3003.)